1876 $1 Liberty Octagonal 1 Dollar, BG-1117A, R.8, AU55
PCGS. Large obverse stars entered distant from the border. The
D in DOLLAR is high. The reverse die similar to BG-1116, but the
letter O is open on the bottom of BG-1117A and the it is open at
the top on BG-1116. Nicely struck, and beautifully toned in olive
and rose colors. A diagonal slide mark is noted left of the 1 in
the denomination. The Breen-Gillio Second Edition lists two
survivors, and the present piece is plated in the reference. PCGS
has certified two examples of BG-1117A, each as AU58.Ex: Jay Roe Collection (Bowers and Merena, 9/2003), lot 564,
which realized $4,945.(#10941) (PCGS# 10941)